Innovation

E3’s Almost Upon Us: Get Ready For The Latest Videogame Tech!

by Arnold Carreiro

It’s that time again! Videogame enthusiasts from all over the world will be tuning in to their favorite gaming websites and video portals from June 11th through the 13th for huge reveals of brand new videogames, technology and other electronic entertainment related goodies. As always, I can’t wait!

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Game On: How Video Games Can Teach

by Nicholas.Greene

It's said that you learn better when you're enjoying yourself - when you're passionate. Today's youth tend to be quite passionate about gaming, as a whole. It seems fitting, then that games are being used to teach - often in some very innovative ways.

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Emergency Rice “Can” Be Stored Up To Five Years

by Steve Levenstein

Whether preparing for the apocalypse (zombie or otherwise) or merely stocking your post-Cold war bomb shelter, you'll be bowled over by soft drink can sized Emergency Rice rations from Japan. The manufacturer, CTC, designed the good-looking, no-nonsense packaging because hey – in an emergency no one has time for nonsense, amiright?

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Marissa Mayer's Intuitive Search Meets Work Ethic At The Corner Of Bing & Yahoo

by Ron Callari

What's a $36 Million-Dollar lady to do after bailing from the world's largest search engine only to join the ranks of a bit player the likes of Yahoo? A player that was losing so much market share, it needed to enter a 10-year partnership agreement with Microsoft's Bing to stop the bleeding.

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Solve A Big Problem, Win The Verizon Powerful Answers Award (And $1 Million Bucks!)

by Arnold Carreiro

If you can solve a huge problem with the help of Verizon’s broadband networking, cloud storage, wireless capabilities or other technology in the fields of health care, education or sustainability, the communications giant will give you up to 1 million dollars to develop the idea.

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Organic, Vegetable Based Wee Can Too Finger Paints Make Creative Time Safe for Babies

by Kim Patterson

Created by two moms, Wee Can Too Finger Paints use vegetable and fruit powders and other plant based ingredients to take away all the worry so that kids and parents can completely enjoy finger painting time.

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New Robot Can Feel Coins

by Katie Gatto

A look at new robot sensores developed by the the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology that are advance enough to get the coins out of a pocket that is full of items. These new sensors can help to make the next generation of robots even more human like. The piece also examines other robots that use new touch abilities.

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Magisso Tipping Teacup Allows You To Brew And Enjoy Without Added Accessories

by Kim Patterson

If you love loose leaf tea, but hate fumbling around with infusers there’s an option you may not have considered or even known about. The Magisso Tipping Teacup’s inventive design eliminates the middleman and gives tea enthusiasts the opportunity to brew and enjoy without added accessories.

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With $250k On The Line, One Spark 2013 Was An Inferno Of Innovation!

by Arnold Carreiro

Jacksonville, Florida’s huge crowdsourcing event for inventors, innovators and creative dreamers has come and gone, leaving me to showcase the most popular ideas of the One Spark event.

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Tea and Vodka and Brandy - Oh My!

by Art Outside The...

Some artists choose to drink alcohol while they work, but British artist Carne Griffiths chooses to use vodka, brandy, and tea traditional paint to create the unique colors and textures of her eye-catching and enthralling work.

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Top 3 Best Dashboard Cameras

by Arturo Rubio

The meteor that streaked across the Russian sky last February caused a big sensation, not just because it happened in broad daylight, being witnessed by many, but because of the amount of video cameras that captured this incredible event. Thanks to the prevalent use of dashboard cameras in Russia we were able to see videos uploaded to YouTube shortly after the event. These cameras are now becoming very popular in the U.S. Read about three of the best dashboard cameras currently in the market.

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Nissin's Hamburger Instant Ramen Is Two Fave Fast Foods In One Cup

by Steve Levenstein

Product planners at Japan's Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. thought they'd beef up boring old instant ramen by floating a hamburger on top. The result is GooTa “Demi-hamburg-men”, a clever combo sure to satisfy fast-foodies who want it all and want it now... or, like, in 5 minutes.

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PEEL Lamp From Japan Adds A New Dimension To Night Lights

by Steve Levenstein

The PEEL Lamp is an innovative night light from Japanese design duo YOY. This unique electrical fixture utilizes an ultra-thin OLED light source to create the illusion of another, brighter world lurking just beyond our own.

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Hands-Free Maps Turn Tourists Into Locals

by John J. Staughton

Traveling in a strange city can be intimidating enough, without the embarassment of having to pull out a map every two blocks. These Metro cuffs might not give you the layout for whole cities, but at least you'll look like a pro in the subways when you never have to look at a map...except for the one on your wrist.

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Cool-it Caddy Icepops Are Really Cool Cosmetic Bags - Literally!

by Kim Patterson

In warm weather makeup can melt, sometimes before it ever gets to your face. Cool-it Caddy Icepops to the rescue! These bags are designed to keep your cosmetics cold for up to 7 hours.

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Should Entrepreneurs Avoid Facebook?

by dendory

Facebook used to be cool, both for teenagers wanting to check the latest cat videos, and developers hoping to bring in lots of users. But now, it seems many are leaving the site. Is it time to ditch the most popular social network out there?

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Top 10 Clever and Cool Cooking Concepts Of 2013

by John J. Staughton

Whether you are a master chef or a bacon-craving amateur, cooking is a part of your life. However, there is always room for improvement, and inventors around the world are constantly thinking of new culinary concepts to make the kitchen less intimidating and more fun. These new concepts and clever products will make the chef in all of us reach for our measuring cups!

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New Bitcoin Mining Device Ships

by dendory

As Bitcoin becomes hugely popular this month, new ASIC mining devices are being introduced to take advantage of the highly valued digital currency. The latest such model is now shipping to customers.

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Are The 9th Annual IMGA Winning Games On Your Mobile Device?

IMGA picks most innovative mobile games of 2012

by Arnold Carreiro

Ever since 2004, IMGA has picked out the year’s most innovative and worthwhile videogames made for mobile phones. With all of the fantastically inventive games in the running, it was a huge competition for gifted game developers who specialize in mobile gaming devices.

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Bluetooth 6 in 1 Keyboard & Organizer With Tablet Stand From myKeyO

by China.new

The RESTT Keyboard Organizer by myKeyO is a fully functioning multimedia computer keyboard that opens for internal storage of desktop items. The ingenious “undercover” design eliminates clutter, increases efficiency and allows users to store more stuff out of sight and out of mind.

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